RFI Evidence Base

Domains, Topics and Indicators

All CategoriesAdditional Guidelines on PartnershipsDomains   Domain 1: Fairness of opportunity      Topic 1.1: Relevance to communities – in which research is done         Indicator 1.1.1: Research priorities in communities where research is being conducted         Indicator 1.1.2: Actions if there are no research priorities         Indicator 1.1.3: Justification to research low priority topics      Topic 1.2: Early engagement of partners         Indicator 1.2.1: Relationship between the ‘main/lead/sponsoring’ and ‘other’ partners         Indicator 1.2.2: SOPs for partner inclusion in study design         Indicator 1.2.3: SOPs for supportive actions to partners      Topic 1.3: Making contributions of all partners explicit – Fair Research Contracting         Indicator 1.3.1: Role clarification in research partnerships         Indicator 1.3.2: SOPs for conflict resolution         Indicator 1.3.3: Making potential impact explicit before starting research      Topic 1.4: Ensuring that matching and other co-financing mechanisms do not undermine opportunities for fair participation of all partners         Indicator 1.4.1: Equal co-financing         Indicator 1.4.2: Alternatives to equal co-financing         Indicator 1.4.3: Research outside national priorities and co-financing      Topic 1.5: Recognition of unequal research management capacities between partners and providing for appropriate corrective measures         Indicator 1.5.1: Research Management Capacity         Indicator 1.5.2: Financial Management Capacity.         Indicator 1.5.3: Contracting and Contract Negotiation capacity.      Domain 2: Fair Process         Topic 2.10: Encourage full cost recovery budgeting and compensation for all partners            Indicator 2.10.1: Full Cost Recovery Budgeting            Indicator 2.10.2: Improving/Standardizing Budgeting            Indicator 2.10.3: External Financial Audit         Topic 2.6: Minimizing negative impacts of research programmes on health and other systems            Indicator 2.6.1: Assessing potential harm of research            Indicator 2.6.2: Reducing negative impact of research            Indicator 2.6.3: Compensation for unintended (negative) consequences of research         Topic 2.7: Fair local hiring, training and sourcing            Indicator 2.7.1: Local staffing            Indicator 2.7.2: Local sourcing of consumables and services            Indicator 2.7.3: Support for local capacity development         Topic 2.8: Respect for authority of local ethics review systems            Indicator 2.8.1: Research Ethics Approval            Indicator 2.8.2: Supporting local Research Ethics Review capacity            Indicator 2.8.3: Enabling access to global expertise         Topic 2.9: Data ownership, storage, access and use            Indicator 2.9.1: Data Ownership Agreements            Indicator 2.9.2: Material Transfer Agreements            Indicator 2.9.3: Rights of Use of Data for Publication.         Domain 3: Fair sharing of benefits, costs and outcomes            Topic 3.11: Research system capacities               Indicator 3.11.1: Training               Indicator 3.11.2: Research Management               Indicator 3.11.3: Increase (Predictable) Funding            Topic 3.12: Intellectual property rights and tech transfer               Indicator 3.12.1: Technology Transfer               Indicator 3.12.2: Sharing Intellectual Property Rights               Indicator 3.12.3: Contracting Support for IPR            Topic 3.13: Innovation systems capacities               Indicator 3.13.1: Localizing innovation               Indicator 3.13.2: Financing to link Research with Innovation               Indicator 3.13.3: Support Innovation Culture            Topic 3.14: Due diligence               Indicator 3.14.1: Promoting participation of women in science and innovation               Indicator 3.14.2: Negative environmental impact               Indicator 3.14.3: Achieving SDGs            Topic 3.15: Expectation of all partners to adhere to a best practice standard in research collaborations               Indicator 3.15.1: Partner Requirements for Fair Research Partnerships               Indicator 3.15.2: Sponsor Requirements for Fair Research Partnerships               Indicator 3.15.3: Fair Research ContractingExampleGeneral Literature Supporting the RFIHome PageNewsProjectsReview papersUncategorized